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Last week, I had planned to buy a sports car and have a few brands in mind. So last Saturday afternoon, I went to Tan Chong Motors and asked the salesperson if there is any Nissan Fairlady 370Z or GTR for test drive. The salesperson told me that there is no test drive for these 2 cars. It's really a piss off when one has the money to buy and yet no test drive available. I then went over to Stuttgart Auto to view the Porsche Cayman Hardtop. A friendly saleslady approached and explained to me the in and out of the car. Thereafter, she suggested that why not I look at the Porsche Boxster cabriolet and again explained the details. After a detailed explanation on the differences between the two, she suggested why don't I test drive both cars. We first took the Cayman for a spin with me on the wheel while she sits next to me and she took me for a very long drive to fully push the car. From the beginning, she was surprised that I have no problem handling the car and I told her that I used to drive a Porsche 911 (the latter was provided to me as a senior personnel privilege for official and personal use while working with one of the companies). When we returned to the showroom, I took the Boxster with the soft-top down with the saleslady sitting next to me and drove a very long distance. What I find surprising is that if Porsche cars salesperson suggested that I test drive their cars, why not Nissan cars. Since I have the money to buy a sprts car, I will put Japanese sports cars a miss since Tan Chong Motors think that their sports cars are more exclusive than other sports cars.